
Education
New Castle County offers schools $4.3 million in distance learning grants
Delaware’s largest county is offering grants for distance learning from its federal coronavirus relief award.
5 years ago
Willingboro parents, teachers mixed on plans for all-virtual start to school
Willingboro, which leads Burlington County in COVID-19 cases, is planning an all-virtual start to the school year. Parents and teachers have mixed reactions.
5 years ago
Listen 3:48Carney mandates masks for Delaware kindergarteners when in-class learning resumes
Under earlier rules, only children age 12 and above had to wear masks in public and in school when classes resume. Now kindergarteners and anyone older must wear one in public
5 years ago
Philly area Catholic schools cancel fall sports
The Catholic League joins Philadelphia’s Public League in opting out of the fall 2020 sports season.
5 years ago
N.J. coronavirus recovery: Most Jersey schools delaying in-person instruction
More than 250 plans have been completed and approved, while 389 plans have been reviewed and returned for revisions, and 105 plans are still awaiting review.
5 years ago
Zoom suffers outage as students start classes online
Technical issues are occurring across the U.S., with the most reports on the East Coast, as well as in Europe.
5 years ago
After Spotlight PA report on campus racism, lawmaker tells state system to take action
Pa. Sen. Judy Schwank (D., Berks) is calling on Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities not to forget another critical issue amidst confronting COVID: racial equity.
5 years ago
As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts
Disputes are flaring both at colleges that announced weeks ago they would stick with virtual instruction and at those that only recently lost hope of reopening their campuses.
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Unionville High School’s team name is likely to be retired
A recommendation to abandon Native American iconography will go before the school board Monday. Resistance has been less vocal than in other districts.
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Philly announces supervised sites for families who need child care this fall
The 31 “Access Centers” are supposed to be safe, supervised space where students can complete their online assignments while parents are at work.
5 years ago
Pa. lawmakers concerned ‘guidance’ for schools could open the door to COVID-19 lawsuits
Potential liability should students or staff become infected with COVID-19 at school is a top concern among some education leaders.
5 years ago
Will school work this year? Philly students and teachers share hopes and fears
Online learning feels safest, but it can also have drawbacks.
5 years ago
Pa. private, charter schools worry bus cuts will strand students
Some districts say they’ll continue to take these students to school, as usual, even though their own campuses are closed, while other districts plan to cancel bus service.
5 years ago
Pa. schools get state guidance about handling COVID-19 outbreaks
The state’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, urged schools to follow the guidelines but said they need more teeth.
5 years ago
Delaware Valley students on the good and bad of virtual learning
WHYY youth interns Maizy Mennuti and Denzel Massaley interview students from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey about their thoughts on virtual learning.
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